New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-08
REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS.
POsTPONING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON.
VENTI1N.
Mr.. CROsBY's HIGH LICENSE BILL MADE PARTY
MEASURE BY PRACTICALLY UxANIMoUs VOTE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsuyEI

Mr. cRosBYs HIGH LICENSE BILL MADE PARTY
MEASURE BY A PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS VOTE
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIsuSEI
ALDANI, March THE OF the Republican MEM
bers Of the Legislature called to order 10 tho
bly, parors at 10 O'Clock No admitted to 1t
cept members Of the Legislature Before the meeting
began ]. w. HOwes and Joseph Ulman. OF the Young
Mems Republican Club. and William H. ODwyer. OF tho
Young Mems Democratic Club both New York. In talks
with the Senators and Asscmbymen urged that General
Husteds Constitutional Convention bill shonld at least
be accepted far touched NewYork and Brooklyn
General Edwin A. Merritt Of St. Lawrence County, for
collector of York. favored holding the COnsttu-
tona Convention this spring and the submission Of Its
work to the people at the November State election
The first considered the question OF the time OK
holding the Constitutional Convention. Ex1speaker
Erwin and Assembyman Arnold favored having the cleo
ton OF the delegates take place next November They
argued that large proportion OF the Republican farmers
OF the State would find impossible TO get to the polls
this spring. and therefore there danger OF the Demo-
Gratis eecting dsproporonatcly large number OF the
delegates to tho convention They thought the general
opinion Of State could be better obtained by electns
the delegates election in the fall than in the spring.
favored holding the convention this spring
1t would be bad policy he thought TO postpone 1t until
next year when its amendments to the constitution
would have to be passed upon by voters excited by the
contest for President.
The caucus voted upon motion Of Mr. Arnold that 1t
be provided in the Constitutional Convention bill that
the delegates to the convention should be elected nexs
November and that the convention should meet on tho
second Tuesday in January, 1888. This motion was
adopted by large majority.
The caucus then took up Assenblyman
Crosbys Brooklyn and New York High IL
cense bill. Mr.. Crosby made speech strongly
supporting his bill and appealed to his fellow Repub
cans make II party measure. Assemblyman Charles
Smith, of NewYork who Is hostile to the bill offered an
amendment providing 1t should apply to all
the cities in the State The amendment was plainly
intended kill the bill by arraying against 1t the hosti
y Of every liquor dealer in the State, and accordngy
was opposed by Assemblymen Mccarthy, OF Syracuse;
Bacon of Brooklyn, W. G. Smith, Of Tompkins County,
and Senator vedder, of Chautauqua County. Senator
vedder and Assembyman Plat asked the caucus to in
corporate their whiskey Tax bill with the Crosby BILL
but after some debate this idea rejected
At midnight Assemblyman Crosby asked that vote
be taken his motion TO make the bill party measure
members at expressed their desire to speak
on this moon and the debate the bill continued until
$780, when a vote taken. Little opposition was
made to the motion, except by Assembyman smith, OK
New-York The vote was practically unanimous
b its favor, and it made party
measure by vote OF so to L. The four met who voted
against making the bill party measure were Reitz or
Brooklyn; Sweet, Of Seneca; Platt ana Mase,
M Dutchess Mr. Platt afterward said
he would vote for the bill Undoubtedly Mr. Mase will
do so Mr. Crosby highly pleased with the adoption
OF his bill Mr.. Henry, Of New-fork. and Mr. Maurer'
OF Rochester, who it feared, would vote
AGAINST the bill we're both In the Mr. Maurer
not present when the taken. but Mr. Henry was
among those who voted for the bill Mr. Erwin who made
the initial notion moved that each member should arise
as his name called and state whether or not ne would
vote the bill As stated fty OF tho nlty olr
cans present arose and said tna they suoui' '"o ~ VIZ